Thomas Richard is a French paraglider and paramotor pilot, who joined the ITV Wings team at the end of 2025.
It is his uncle who makes him discover the sky differently with a first flight in DR-400 at the age of 3!
Thomas starts paragliding in 2016 upon graduation, but quickly becomes frustrated with the flight conditions in Berry. One day, while he was going to a free flight site next to his house where there should be ideal conditions; nothing, no wind... Upon landing after a univentfull short flight..., he meets a pilot (also a paraglider) who had a paramotor in his trunk. This one takes off and taunts Thomas by making circles in the sky.
It won't take more for Thomas to embark on the paramotor adventure in turn. No question of staying pinned to the ground! 15 days later, he was enrolled in a school and began his paramotor training!
Out of curiosity first, he embarks on "Max balise" type training sessions, but very quickly the challenge of the competition wins him. Since then, he has participated in many competitions and remains an active pilot within the French National Team.
The paramotor is his life means new encounters, fun flights with friends and unforgettable moments.. as during his trip to the USA in 2024, in Zen Stein in Utah. Left for a ride between canyons and lakes in the late afternoon, he finds himself racing with buggies in the desert!!
In the current range of ITV, his favorite glider is the Awak 3! And he really hopes to take it around the world to fly in other exceptional sites!!
